Tennessee's newest Governor will be inaugurated Saturday, and you can watch live on Your Local Election Headquarters, Local 24, and streaming online at LocalMemphis.com.
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday canceled her plans to travel by commercial plane to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying President Donald Trump had caused a security risk by talking about the trip. It was the latest twist in what has become a Washington game of brinkmanship between Pelosi and Trump, playing out against the stalled negotiations over how to end the partial government shutdown.
Local 24 News political analyst and commentator Otis Sanford shares his point of view on Tennessee Governor-Elect Bill Lee's Education Commissioner appointment.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 6 p.m. President Donald Trump says he will make a major announcement on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon from the White House. Trump and Democrats in Congress remain far apart over Trump's insistence on funding for a wall along the Mexican border as the price of reopening the government.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump sought to assure opponents of abortion rights on Friday that he stands with them and would veto any legislation from a Democratic-controlled House that "weakens the protection of human life." Trump spoke via video to participants at this year's March for Life on the National Mall. Thousands of people across the country braved the cold to attend the event.
Memphis is one of those places. If you get elected to a political office in Memphis, it's pretty much yours for as long as you want it. Sure, you've got to run for office, but incumbents rarely lose.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook may be facing the biggest fine ever imposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations involving the personal information of its 2.2 billion users.
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